The Australian Federal Court in Perth hands down its final orders in the long running Western Australian air conditioning cartel case

WA air conditioning cartel prosecution finalised: $9 million penalties*
The Federal Court in Perth handed down its final orders in the long running Western Australian air conditioning cartel case which had involved bid-rigging and price fixing on projects valued at over $100 million.
Over the duration of the proceedings, the court has imposed a total of $9.2 million in pecuniary penalties making this the largest trade practices case ever run in Western Australia.
Projects affected included an AMP refurbishment ($9.49 million), CSIRO -

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Australian Competition Authority, The Australian Federal Court in Perth hands down its final orders in the long running Western Australian air conditioning cartel case,
21 April 2010,
e-Competitions April 2010, Art. N° 57590